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In today's Ink we tell the inspiring story of young Swindon dancer Abby Daniels.

In spite of repeated bouts of - and rounds of gruelling treatment for - a form of cancer called sarcoma, she has refused to leave the stage work she loves, and also raises money and awareness for a charity specialising in helping people with the condition.

We also report on the latest Swindon Borough Council moves to tackle littering and graffiti, and on new figures from the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity which show that its life-saving services are as much in demand as ever.

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"I just want to live life" - the Swindon dancer with incurable cancer who refused to leave the stage The inspiring and relentless battle of Abby Daniels

Today's Ink is our latest monthly environmental focus with Rebecca Clements.

Rebecca interviews Cllr Jake Chandler, Swindon Borough Council's Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategy, Resilience and Green Infrastructure.

His latter role carries responsibility for everything from the parks and open spaces we all enjoy to building stronger communities in the face of extreme weather.

This edition of The Ink also includes a report on a Labour-backed petition calling on the new council administration to retain its Build a Greener Swindon Policy and Performance Committee.

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From local action to borough leadership: Cllr Jake Chandler on his new green Cabinet role The Monthly Ink Environmental Focus with Rebecca Clements

Today's Ink is Jamie Hill's fortnightly 'Sleepless in Swindon' column.

Today, he bangs on about the word 'hope' and how PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham has not been shy bandying that increasingly rare word around.

He also talks about how The FIFA World Cup is a victory for the exact opposite politics of Trump's administration as it celebrates immigration in all its forms.

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Is Burnham promising a four-letter-word that has been missing for years? The word 'hope'? With a potential PM coronation in the offing could we soon be daring to 'hope' again?